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Mellitus

Mellitus. Sarah Roberts Ben Flores. WHAT IS MELLITUS?. Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease of the pancreas, resulting in a lack of insulin. Beta cells are damaged by autoimmune inflammation, leading to an insufficiency of insulin.

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Mellitus

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  1. Mellitus Sarah Roberts Ben Flores

  2. WHAT IS MELLITUS? • Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 1) is an inflammatory autoimmune disease of the pancreas, resulting in a lack of insulin. • Beta cells are damaged by autoimmune inflammation, leading to an insufficiency of insulin. • The glucose level in blood increasesand cells do not have enough energy for metabolism.

  3. HOW IS IT AUTOIMMUNE? • It results in the destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas. • The lack of insulin leads to increased blood and urine glucose!

  4. SYMPTOMS • Excessive urination • Thirst or dehydration • Weight loss

  5. TREATMENTS • Insulin is used to replace the lost beta cells, but it does not actually treat Mellitus. It must be used life-long, several times a day before meals. • A proper diabetic diet is not sugar-free, but balanced with a controlled calorie intake and regular timing.

  6. FASCINATING FACTS • For each 500 US residents with Type 1 diabetes mellitus, there is only one donor pancreas. • “Mellitus” is Latin for “honey” or “sweet,” a name added when physicians discovered that the urine from people with diabetes is sweet with glucose. • William Cullen (1710-1790), a professor of chemistry and medicine in Scotland, is responsible for adding the term “mellitus.”

  7. Works Cited • http://autoimmune.pathology.jhmi.edu/diseases.cfm?systemid=3&diseaseid=23 • http://diabetesmellitusfacts.com/ • http://health.azkexpert.com/files/2012/10/Diabetes-Mellitus-%E2%80%93-Avoid-This-Disaster-during-Pregnancy.jpeg • http://ismiammar.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/water-rebounding-cup-stop-motion.jpg • http://www.probioticsmart.com/media//blog/chitosan-for-weight-loss.jpg • http://www.raykeim.com/Ganiislet.jpg

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